Vocabulary : Midship to Midwife
Midship : Of or pertaining to, or being in, the middle of a ship.Midshipman : Formerly, a kind of naval cadet, in a ship of war, whose business was to carry orders, messages, reports, etc., between the officers of the quarter-deck and those of the forecastle, and render other services as required. ;; In the English naval service, the second rank attained by a combatant officer after a term of service as naval cadet. Having served three and a half years in this rank, and passed an examination, he is eligible to promotion to the rank of lieutenant. ;; In the United States navy, the lowest grade of officers in line of promotion, being graduates of the Naval Academy awaiting promotion to the rank of ensign. ;; An American marine fish of the genus Porichthys, allied to the toadfish.
Midshipmen : of Midshipman
Midships : In the middle of a ship; -- properly amidships. ;; The timbers at the broadest part of the vessel.
Midst : The interior or central part or place; the middle; -- used chiefly in the objective case after in; as, in the midst of the forest. ;; Hence, figuratively, the condition of being surrounded or beset; the press; the burden; as, in the midst of official duties; in the midst of secular affairs. ;; In the midst of; amidst. ;; In the middle.
